English: Alexandrian Laurel , Ballnut

German: Rosenholz

Mandarin: 红厚壳 (hong hou ke)

Portuguese: Calófilo, Tamanu

Kingdom: Plantae (2092)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1999)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1685)

      Order: Theales (12)

        Family: Clusiaceae (10) (family description)

          Genus: Calophyllum (1)

           Epithet: inophyllum L. (1)

Synonyms: Calophyllum bingator Roxb., Calophyllum blumei Wight

blumei => in honor of Karl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862), German born Dutch botanist who travelled and worked in Java

inophyllum => ino is fiber; phyllum is leaves

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: white

Check for Calophyllum inophyllum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [2064] Calophyllum inophyllum - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [40] Nelson,L.S., Shih,R., Balick,M. (2007): Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants. 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag GmbH.

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